Come learn the night and day differences of two dances you rarely get to learn in Austin from Grace and Nick, local instructors with a national draw.
This June, Grace and Nick want to share two of their new favorite (but wildly different!) blues idiom dances with our local scene: Piedmont and Stride.
Register Here: https://forms.gle/vMJGF43iFeWYByjE8
Pricing: Pre-registered: $45 At-the-Door: $55
Timing: Saturday June 29th, 1-5pm
Location:
Balance Dance Studios
4544 S Lamar Blvd #200/#300, Austin, TX 78745
Piedmont, or Piedmont Triple, is a simple, relaxed spot dance that came out of the Appalachian foothills in the 1920s alongside the music. Piedmont blues music typically relies on a single acoustic guitar with complicated fingerpicking. This rhythmically driven music can be challenging to dance to for the unprepared, but Piedmont Triple fits it perfectly.
Stride, on the other hand, is a line-of-dance ballroomin’ blues idiom, danced to jazzier blues music. Characterized by its constant forward drive and unique reaching steps, this dance makes you feel like you’re sneaking across the floor, looking damn elegant while you do it.
With two hours dedicated to each idiom, we expect to move beyond just the basics into some of the more complex and rewarding variations for both Piedmont and Stride. Between the rural, rhythmic front porch and the urban, jazzy ballroom, this workshop will show off the sheer breath of blues dances!
This June, Grace and Nick want to share two of their new favorite (but wildly different!) blues idiom dances with our local scene: Piedmont and Stride.
Register Here: https://forms.gle/vMJGF43iFeWYByjE8
Pricing: Pre-registered: $45 At-the-Door: $55
Timing: Saturday June 29th, 1-5pm
Location:
Balance Dance Studios
4544 S Lamar Blvd #200/#300, Austin, TX 78745
Piedmont, or Piedmont Triple, is a simple, relaxed spot dance that came out of the Appalachian foothills in the 1920s alongside the music. Piedmont blues music typically relies on a single acoustic guitar with complicated fingerpicking. This rhythmically driven music can be challenging to dance to for the unprepared, but Piedmont Triple fits it perfectly.
Stride, on the other hand, is a line-of-dance ballroomin’ blues idiom, danced to jazzier blues music. Characterized by its constant forward drive and unique reaching steps, this dance makes you feel like you’re sneaking across the floor, looking damn elegant while you do it.
With two hours dedicated to each idiom, we expect to move beyond just the basics into some of the more complex and rewarding variations for both Piedmont and Stride. Between the rural, rhythmic front porch and the urban, jazzy ballroom, this workshop will show off the sheer breath of blues dances!